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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

3 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall

4 survey States contracting under section 1899B

5 of the Social Security Act, as added by para-

6 graph (1), on the nature, extent, and use of the

7 option under such section particularly as it per-

8 tains to—

9 (i) hospital admission rates;

10 (ii) chronic disease management;

11 (iii) coordination of care for individ-

12 uals with chronic conditions;

13 (iv) assessment of program implemen-

14 tation;

15 (v) processes and lessons learned (as

16 described in subparagraph (B));

17 (vi) assessment of quality improve-

18 ments and clinical outcomes under such

19 option; and

20 (vii) estimates of cost savings.

21 (B) IMPLEMENTATION REPORTING.—Such

22 a State shall report to the Secretary, as nec-

23 essary, on processes that have been developed

24 and lessons learned regarding provision of co-
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ordinated care through a health home for bene-

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